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In consideration ofrecentdevelopments in the field of art in indonesia,we,artists,collectors,curators,observersand enthusiasts ofIndonesian art, hereby state our determination tosupport the development of art inIndonesia through the upholding ofthe truth in art,and therefore:

•reject all effortsin deception and fraud in the field of art in Indonesia

•refuse to acceptworks of artasworks ofcertainartistsonlyforspeculative reasonsandwithoutadequatestudyof the workin relation tothe artist's character and artistic development as well as the artist'sandhisoeuvre and achievements.•refusetoconsider works of forgery(works notmade ​​by theartistwhose signature appears onthe painting)asan original work,no matter how strong, beautiful, great or awesome the work may seem.